African Development Bank Appoints Yacine

African Development Bank Appoints Yacine Fal as DG, Cabinet Offi ce By Chike Olisah

THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Ms. Yacine

Fal as the DG, Cabinet Offi ce of the President

with eff ect from November 1, 2020.

The disclosure was made in a press statement that was issued by the African multilateral organization on October 13, 2020.

The statement says that Ms. Fal is expected to oversee the administrative and operational activities of the President’s Cabinet Offi ce. Primarily, she will provide oversight of all units and departments directly reporting to the President. She will also ensure enhanced delivery effi ciency and eff ectiveness for all Presidential initiatives and Bank operations, as per agreements with respective Vice Presidency Complexes.

She will oversee the works of senior staff to improve overall coordination and engagement of the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors with the Board.

What you should know

Yacine Fal, a Senegalese citizen, is a seasoned and results-oriented business development and service delivery professional with over 20 years of experience in the banking, legal, and procurement fi elds.

She joined the African Development Bank as a Principal Legal Counsel in the procurement unit (1998-2007) and subsequently served as Manager in charge of the reform implementation team in the offi ce of the President (2007-2008).

She was appointed Offi cer in Charge of the Procurement and Fiduciary Services Department (2010-2011), and Manager of the Procurement Services Division (2008-2013). Yacine later served as the Resident Representative of the Bank’s Morocco Offi ce (2014-2017).

In 2016, AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina appointed Yacine as the Deputy DG of the North Africa Business Development and Service Delivery Offi ce.

She holds a Masters of Law degree (1984) from the University of Dakar, where she specialized in Corporate and tax law, and a postgraduate degree in International Law (1987) from the Universite Paris X -Nanterre. https://nairametrics.com/2020/10/14/african-developmentbank-appoints-yacine-fal-as-dg-cabinet-offi ce/